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Daniel L. “Danny” Gardner served as a communication specialist at Mississippi State University for 25 years before retiring at the end of June 2005. In retirement, Gardner has become a somewhat cynical, albeit widely read columnist and part-time teacher of impressionable college students at MSU. You can follow him on his blog on the Clarion-Ledger website, or send him an email. … [Read More...]
Recent Columns
Obama and Progressives Plead Incompetence
You know you’re in deep stuff when your only defense against charges of corruption is you’re incompetent. The mainstream media (MSM) is finally covering three so-called scandals within the Obama administration: Benghazi, IRS targeting conservative groups, and FBI wiretapping AP phones. President Barack Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have all … [Read More...]
A Pattern of Lies
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began issuing Be On the Look Out (BOLO) orders for any group applying for 501 (c)(4) status with names including TEA Party or Patriot as early as March 2010, less than a year after TEA Parties began spontaneously springing up across the nation in communities small and large, according to ABC News, New York Times (NYT), and other news sources. According to a … [Read More...]
Republicans Play Political Games with Benghazi?
In Washington House Republicans continue to play politics with Benghazi with no regard for answers and explanations provided by the White House or State Department. Shameful! Three so-called whistleblowers are scheduled to speak this week about their experiences before, during and after the attack by “Islamic extremists with ties to al Qa’ida….” I’m sorry; the administration changed the … [Read More...]
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